After getting into the statistics from January a little more, I wanted to add another piece of information for Wisconsin, being that it is my home State.  January sales of existing homes in Wisconsin is up 15.2% from January last year.  Way to go Wisconsinites.......consumer confidence is strong amongst you!  For those of you in other States, check with your local real estate professionals.   They will be able to give you the percentages for your area.